Rumours of a greatest hits package had been flying, but as millions of converts held their breath, Whitney Houston headed into the studio only to emerge--amid a flurry of drama screaming "diva" (a live Web broadcast of the international press conference revealing the album, and a veil of secrecy shrouding the new material)--with her first non-soundtrack album in eight years. So is it worth all the hype and hoopla? Probably. There are no real surprises (typical ballads such as "You'll Never Stand Alone", obligatory writer-producer-singer cameos from Babyface, Wyclef Jean, Missy Elliott, Faith Evans and Kelly Price--this time in a worthy attempt to slot into the late-1990s soul scene), but she does try to defend her marriage on the Elliott-produced "In My Business". Elliott's other effort, the slow-burning "Oh Yes", is a high point, but the hands-down driving force of this record is the multi-platinum, multi-octave power pairing of Houston with Mariah Carey on "When You Believe". --Rebecca Wallwork

1 - It's Not Right But It's OK
2 - Heartbreak Hotel - Houston, Whitney & Faith Evans/Kelly Price
3 - My Love is Your Love - Houston, Whitney
4 - When you believe - Houston, Whitney & Mariah Carey
5 - If I told you that - Houston, Whitney
6 - In my business - Houston, Whitney
7 - I learned from the best - Houston, Whitney
8 - Oh yes - Houston, Whitney
9 - Get it back - Houston, Whitney
10 - Until you come back - Houston, Whitney
11 - I bow out - Houston, Whitney
12 - You'll never stand alone - Houston, Whitney
13 - I was made to love him - Houston, Whitney & Lauryn Hill